Essential oils can add a lot of flavor to cooking, but sometimes even a drop is too much for the dish. These spice mixes are an easy way to add a hint of additional flavor to your cooking with the help of essential oils! You may even enjoy adding a little to your plate if you like to salt your food.
AromaTools sells empty spice jars that are perfect for these spice mixes in 2 sizes: 1 oz. glass and 4 oz. plastic. Most of these recipes include ingredient lists for both sizes, so you can make these recipes in either jar. If you would like to try them out before making a larger batch, just follow the 1 oz. recipe. We also designed some labels that you can print onto our blank label sheets (large blank label sheet or small blank label sheet):
Large Labels (fit the larger jars)
Small Labels (fit either jar size)
One important thing to remember when using these spices—use them like you would salt. If you want more of the essential oil flavor, add more oils to the salt mixture, or add a toothpick or a drop of essential oil to the dish after cooking it.
Another tip: Make sure to use a slightly coarse salt (kosher salt and Himalayan sea salt are recommended). Do not use table salt—it will make these taste too salty. Also avoid the really coarse salt if you plan on adding more to your dish just before eating (unless you happen to like biting into large chunks of salt full of essential oil flavor . . . which isn’t necessarily a bad thing).
With Father’s Day just around the corner, try making these as a gift for the man who loves to cook!
Servings: 1 oz. or 4 oz. | Time: 5 minutes | Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 1 oz. or 4 oz. | Time: 5 minutes | Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 1 oz. or 4 oz. | Time: 5 minutes | Difficulty: Easy
Note: Add more essential oils to the spice mixture if you plan on using this seasoning before cooking and fewer drops if you plan on adding it to the dish after cooking.
Servings: 4 oz. | Time: 5 minutes | Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 1 oz. or 4 oz. | Time: 5 minutes | Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 1 oz. | Time: 5 minutes | Difficulty: Easy
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